Given name
Asyah
“resurrection”
Asyah is a variant of Asia. Interpretations include “resurrection” and “the rising sun; a woman from the East; in the Koran, the woman who raised Moses”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Asyah is a variant of Asia. Interpretations include “resurrection” and “the rising sun; a woman from the East; in the Koran, the woman who raised Moses”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Asyah is a variant of Asia. Asia has been associated with Greek and English naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Asyah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 290
- 36 boys · 254 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #9,799 for boys · #12,074 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +44%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,074 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2017. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 224 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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